The Texas property tax system is a racket! They’ve had ALL year to determine taxes and wait for the last 2.5 months to tell you what they are. Your Escrow’s been collecting based on last year’s value. This year’s numbers are always different, normally higher.
Tax Assessor offices can raise primary residence taxes by as much as 10%. Tell me an office that’s not raising taxes and revenue. “OMG. Who would have thought? Your taxes went up just high/low enough to not be contested. So weird.” Fuck off!
The same offices can raise investment property taxes by as much as 20%!
The Texas Legislature has much to fix. If we’re keeping property taxes the same, why are they going up? Why are we spending more? Why aren’t we doing more with what we have? Why aren’t we paying teachers more? Why do we still have property taxes? We generate plenty of tax through the state tax rate.
On the surface, Dade Phelan (Speaker of Texas House) is running a people’s government more akin to Globalism than real Conservatism that’s by the people and for the people (not his friends, lobbyists, and everyone who’s not a Texan). Tell me how higher taxes and less transparency (#openthebooks, seriously where does the money go?) equal more freedom and prosperity.
Texas is still a conservative state, but we need a leader who’s not a Globalist and traitor.
